by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 18, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me, Laws and Governments of Humans
The years 1838 and 1839 were excruciatingly difficult for members of the Church in Missouri. When the persecution against them mounted, they made pleas to leaders in the civil government to protect them in their civil rights. But the rights guaranteed in the...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 18, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 100, Religious Freedom
On August 17, 1835, a general assembly of Latter-day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, unanimously adopted a statement on government that included the declaration, “We believe that no government can exist in peace, except such laws are framed and held inviolate as will...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 18, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Church Organization, Come Follow Me
Because of persecution and other difficulties in Ohio, the Prophet Joseph Smith and other Church members were compelled in early 1838 to flee to Missouri, which became the Church’s new headquarters. There Joseph Smith received several revelations between April...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 3, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Gathering of Israel
Thousands of years ago, the Lord made a covenant with Abraham, promising great blessings to his posterity, who included his son Isaac and grandson Jacob, also known as Israel. Over time, Israel’s posterity was scattered, but the Lord promised He would someday...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Sep 26, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 100, Revelation
From the beginning, God has spoken to His children. Adam and Eve “heard the voice of the Lord God” (Genesis 3:8). God spoke through prophets in the Old Testament (see, e.g., Genesis 46:2, Exodus 6:2) and to His disciples in the New Testament Church (see,...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Sep 26, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me, Priesthood, Revelation
The first temple of the Church was supposed to be built in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, the center place for the gathering of the Saints and the planned site of the New Jerusalem. But mobs drove out the Saints before it could be completed. A second temple planned...